diff --git a/workflow/executor/resource.go b/workflow/executor/resource.go
index 9f4e5c1fea28..831c8b8cc537 100644
--- a/workflow/executor/resource.go
+++ b/workflow/executor/resource.go
@@ -143,9 +143,10 @@ func (we *WorkflowExecutor) WaitResource(resourceNamespace string, resourceName
 		} else {
 			log.Warnf("Waiting for resource %s resulted in error %v", resourceName, err)
 		}
+		return err
 	}
 
-	return err
+	return nil
 }
 
 func checkIfResourceDeleted(resourceName string, resourceNamespace string) bool {